Idioms 2

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If you say that someone is... while the..., you mean that they are taking advantage of a situation that is favourable to them while they have the chance to.
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make hay while the sun shines
If you are in a..., you are in a difficult and awkward situation
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pickle
Companies find themselves in a pickle when their markets change.
If someone goes off at a ..., they start saying or doing something that is not directly connected with what they were saying or doing before.
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go off at a tangent
The conversation went off at a tangent
To lie brazenly and barefacedly. A pun on the dual meanings of "lie."
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lie like a rug
If you describe someone as wearing..., you think that they have a narrow point of view and are not taking other people's opinions into account. 🇬🇧
idiom, disapproval
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wear blinkers
At least you have removed your blinkers and can now see the relationship in its true colours
If people follow ..., they do the same thing that someone else has just done.
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follow suit
Efforts to persuade the remainder to follow suit have continued.
unhampered freedom of movement, choice, or action
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free rein
Students have free rein to choose their own class schedules
avoid interfering in a situation that is currently causing no problems but may well do so as a result of such interference.
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let sleeping dogs lie
to start one's own business especially as a doctor or lawyer 🇺🇸
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hang out one's shingle
She graduated from law school and hung out her shingle.
To proceed or continue making progress at a smooth, steady, or easy pace.
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roll along
1. Things have been rolling along pretty well so far, which is unusual for a project of this size. 2. A: "How's work, Jim?" B: "Ah, you know, it keeps rolling along."
If someone or something ..., they cause a situation or issue to seem less clear and less easy to understand.
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muddy the waters/ muddy the issue
They keep on muddying the waters by raising other political issues.
A lot of money 🇺🇸
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chunk of change
He spent a hefty chunk of change on that car.
If you are..., you are treated unfairly or dishonestly, often because you are given less of something than you deserve.
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short-change
If something that is very important to you goes..., it fails or ends without anything being achieved.
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go up in smoke
Their dreams went up in smoke after the collapse of their travel agency.
If you say that someone can ... themselves ..., you mean that the situation they are in or the thing that has happened to them is better than it might have been or than they might have expected
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count oneself lucky
a person with a corrupting influence on their associates, peers etc.
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bad apple/ rotten apple
You can describe people such as accountants and business managers as ... if you disapprove of them because you think they are only interested in money.
disapproval
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a bean counter
... bean counters who tend to focus on controlling expenses.
If someone or something..., they are good enough for the thing they are needed for.
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pass muster
I could not pass muster in his language
additional features or accessories which are nonessential but very attractive
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bells and whistles
my car has all the latest bells and whistles
If you say that something is a..., you mean that a success or victory will be easily achieved.
informal 🇺🇸
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slam dunk
So it's an easy decision. It's a slam dunk
to prevent something from working or flowing properly.
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gum up the works
a continuing source of wealth or profit that may be exhausted if it is misused.
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golden goose
they were killing the golden goose of tourism
If you say that something that has happened is......, you mean that it is fortunate that it happened in the way it did.
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just as well
Judging from everything you've said, it was just as well she wasn't there.
said when someone you have just been talking about arrives unexpectedly
powiedzenie
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speak of the devil
`Speak of the devil,' she greeted Tom, smiling.
If you..., you suddenly and completely lose your temper.
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fly off the handle
He flew off the handle at the slightest thing.
To... means to know the closely guarded secrets of someone or an organization
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know where the bodies are buried

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